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Learn Japanese: 〜kai - floor counter

Japanese
/The floor counter 階
/〜kai

〜kai

Word

〜階かい〜kai

Meaning

floor counter

Part of speech

suffix

Pronunciation

Course

Lesson

The floor counter 階

Breakdown of 〜kai

story of a building

A wall surrounds all stories of a building. That's why the roof isn't considered a story.

Usages of 〜kai

一いっ階かいikkai

first floor; ground floor

二に階かいnikai

Nihon-shiki romanizationwatasi ha tyuugoku kara kimasita

Hepburn romanizationwatashi wa chuugoku kara kimashita

三さん階かいsankai

四よん階かいyonkai

五ご階かいgokai

六ろっ階かいrokkai

七なな階かいnanakai

八はっ階かいhakkai

九きゅう階かいkyuukai

十じゅっ階かいjukkai

私わたし　の　オフィス　は　五ご階かい　に　あります。watashi no ofisu wa gokai ni arimasu.

My office is on the fifth floor.

エレベーター　で　六ろっ階かい　に　行いって　ください。erebeetaa de rokkai ni itte kudasai.

Please go to the sixth floor by elevator.

八や百お屋や　は　一いっ階かい　に　あります。yaoya wa ikkai ni arimasu.

The greengrocer is on the ground floor.

八はっ階かい　まで　エスカレーター　が　あります。hakkai made esukareetaa ga arimasu.

There is an escalator up to the eighth floor.

何なん階かいnankai

私わたし　の　会かい社しゃ　は　この　ビル　の　三さん階かい　に　あります。watashi no kaisha wa kono biru no sankai ni arimasu.

My company is on the third floor of this building.

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